2 killed by lightning strikes in Sunamganj

Two people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in South Sunamganj and Jamalganj upazilas on Thursday morning.
The deceased were identified as Lutfar Miah,45, a resident of Laxmipur village in Jamalganj upazila, and Sayed Miah,30, a resident of Shimulbak village in South Sunamganj upazila.Witnesses said a thunderbolt amid rain struck Lutfar while he was going outside to bring cattle at about 6:00 am, leaving him dead on the spot.Meanwhile, Sayed was killed by a lightning strike while he was working in his crop field at about 8:00 am, leaving him dead on the spot.Officer-in-charge of South Sunamganj Police Station Al Amin and Jamalganj upazila chairman Kamruzzaman confirmed the incidents. -UNB, Sunamganj